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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wharton compares Mattie's hair to "a drift of mist on the moon," which suggests ___________________________.
(a) Fear and doom.
(b) Ugliness and coarseness.
(c) Logic and reality.
(d) Fantasy and impermanence.

2. Ethan recognizes Mattie by her _________________________.
(a) Cherry-colored scarf.
(b) Cherry-colored hair.
(c) Wave from across the room.
(d) Voice.

3. With Mattie, Ethan feels ____________________.
(a) Brave enough to stand up to his wife.
(b) Pressure to succeed.
(c) Understood.
(d) Bitter.

4. Zeena asks Ethan if Jotham Powell can _________________________.
(a) Accompany her to the doctor's office.
(b) Bring the lumber to Mr. Hale.
(c) Drive her to the train station.
(d) Drive her to Michael Eady's store.

5. How is the pickle dish broken?
(a) Mattie knocks it off the table.
(b) Ethan knocks it off the table.
(c) The cat knocks it off the table.
(d) The dog knocks it off the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan is initially drawn to Zeena because __________________________________.

2. Zeena believes Mattie enjoys living in Starkfield only because ______________________________.

3. Zeena does not want to move from Starkfield because ________________________________________.

4. Ethan claims that Mattie did not see him outside the church because _____________________________________.

5. While Ethan warms himself by the stove, Mattie _______________________.

(see the answer key)

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